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Silk Road was a global drugs marketplace
絲綢之路是一個全球性的毒品市場
which brought together anonymous buyers and sellers
因此這里集結了全世界的
from around the world.
匿名買家和賣家
And what they found was
他們發現
people aren't just buying one or two instances of designer drugs
人們并不是在買小劑量毒品
but they're buying massive quantity wholesale.
而是在進行大規模的批發經營
In London, the tech community was watching closely.
在倫敦 技術人員正密切關注著它
Thomas Olofsson was one of many interested
湯馬斯·奧洛夫森同很多人一樣
in how much money the site was making.
好奇這個網站到底有多少盈利
Well, in Silk Road, they have something called an "Escrow" System
在絲綢之路里 有一個第三方保管賬戶系統
so if you want to buy drugs, you pay money into Silk Road
如果想買毒品 你要把錢付給絲綢之路
as a facilitator
作為交易促進者
and they keep the money in escrow until you sign off
在你簽字確認收貨之前
that you have had your drugs delivered.
錢會由第三方保管
They will then release your money to the drug dealer.
之后他們才會將你的錢轉給毒販
We're talking about several millions a day in trade.
這里面涉及到的可是每天數以百萬的交易
The extraordinary success of Silk Road
絲綢之路的巨大成功
attracted new customers to new illegal sites.
吸引了新客戶來到新的非法網站
重點解釋：
1.sign off 停播；結束
例句：I'm tired of the sound of your voice, sign off quickly.
我討厭聽你的聲音，快別講了。
2.talk about 談論
例句：I never talk about gossip.
我從不傳播流言蜚語。
3.attract to 吸引
例句：She is easily attract to thing like these.
她易受諸如此類事情的吸引。
